2014年英语四级听力长对话十大听前的预测技巧之九

　　九、明显不符常理的选项往往不是答案

　　有的选项明显不符合该对话情景下的常识或常理，那么该选项往往也不是答案。 　　【例10】

　　【预览选项】

　　Accurate communication is of utmost importance.

　　Pilots should be able to speak several foreign languages.

　　Air controllers should keep a close watch on the weather.

　　Cooperation between pilots and air controllers is essential.

　　【听前预测】

　　由选项中的should可推知，本题应该是考查观点或建议。选项内容表明问题应该与确保安全飞行的因素有关。是说飞行员应该会说几门外语，这不大合乎常理，因为飞国内行线的飞行员并不一定要会好几门外语，故为答案的可能性较小。

　　【听音验证】

　　M: Sadly enough, yes they did. It was a really bad mistake. Many people died as a result of the simple misunderstanding.

　　W: Wow, thats a powerful lesson on how important it can be to accurately communicate to each other.【答案解析】

　　25. What lesson could be drawn from the accident?

　　【解析】选。对话的最后女士总结了这次事故的教训：how important it can be to accurately communicate to each other，答案是对此的同义转述。utmost意为极大的。